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MUTT AND' JEFF

WHY, THIS WAR IS NOTHIN' COMPARED TO

THE WAR I WAS

IN, MY BOY!

10-25

ONE DAY I POKED MY HEAD OUT OF A SHELL HOLE AND ZIN60--OFF

WENT MY TIN HAT!

SO I HADTÓ GET ANOTHER TIN HAT

AND GET IT QUICK! I DASHED AT THE ENEMY AND ALMOST WIPED OUT THE WHOLE

TRENCH!

GOSH, DID YOU GET ONE OF THEIR TIN HATS,

POP?

THE CHINA MAIL, DECEMBER 2, 1939

YOU BET I DID! BUT I HAD TO SHOOT

THIRTY-ONE GUYS BEFORE I COULD FIND ONE

THAT FIT ME!

By BUD FISHER

BOY, IT'S TOO BAD YOU DIDN'T NEED A PAIR OF SHOES-THE WAR WOULD HAVE BEEN OVER SOONER,

EH, POP?

A B.B.C. Recording

of Light Variety

Today's Wireless

12.16 p.m.-Short Service of Inter.

cesalon.

12.30 p.m. - The Boswell Sisters and Teddy Foster & His Kings of Swing. 1.00 p.m.- Local Time Signal and

Weather Report.

1.03 p.m.-Cicely Courtneidge, Jack the New Mayfair

Buchanan and

Orchestra.

Laren, Hulbert Dumpty

Comedienne-The Sunshine

Cruise

Ray);

(Mc- Humpty, Courtneidge

& (Ray)....Cicely

with Orchestra, Orch.-Ragging The Rags (A Selection of early Ragtime Favourites); The Whirl of The Waltz (A Selection of well known

ZBW 355 M. (845 k.c.'s) and 31.49 M.

9.52 Megacycles

Waltzes)....New Mayfair Orchestra. Vocal-Alone With My Dreams (film 'A Man of Mayfair'); You Forget Your Gloves (Léhak)..........Jack Buchanan (Bari- tone) with Orchestra. Sketch The Curc

(Dion (Hiccoughs) Titheradge)......Cicely Courtneldge & Jack Hulbert assisted by Laurence Green & Cecile Dixon.

1.30 p.m.-Reuter and Rugby Press, Weather Forecast and Announce- ments.

Winning

CONTRACT

(By The Four Aces)

David Bruce Burnstone, Merwin D. Maier, Oswald Jacoby, Howard Schen- ken..

World's leading Tram-of-Four, Inventors of the system that has beaten every other system in existence.

THINKING AHEAD

the Jack and one diamond, would have been forced to unguard one of the two suits.

George S. Kaufman, the well-known | holding the King-Queen of clubs and playwright, does not confine his suc- cessful plays to the theatre. For ins- tance, here is one he made in a recent Rubber Bridge game.

South, Dealer

Neither side vulnerable

Mr. Kaufman

J 10 8 4

AAK 3

♡ K 7 2

A Q 10 8 6 64

Б

♡ 8 6 3 ◊ J 9742 KQ 98

Q 9 7 6 2

However, Mr. Kaufman visualized the squeeze that would take place un- less he removed Declarer's re-entry. He therefore shifted to a club, and East's Queen forced the Ace. And now the squeeze could no longer be ex- cuted and the contract was set, due to Mr. Kaufman's really brilliant de- fence.

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*

Yesterday you were Howard-Schen- ken's partner. Both sides were vul- nerable, both had 46 on score, and you held;

♡ J 10 9 5

◊ 6 3

W

Ε

10 7 2

S

♡ A Q 4

AJ 5 3

The bidding:

South West

1

Pass

3

Pasu

North East 80

•

Pass

Pass

Pass

Pass

Pass

The bidding: Jasoby Bohenken

Pasz Pass BV ይል

Barnstone You INT Dbl. SV

(7)

Against six spades Mr. Kaufman opened the Jack of hearts, which South won. South next played the diamond

NISH CARD VALUES

OF THE

FOUR-ACES SVITEN

ACE

KING QUEEN JACK..........'1⁄2

PETRA, UNAUE OF PARK DE

AVERAGE HAND ES

a

AK 10

♡ A II

KJ 10 x

• Q J x x

Score 100% for double, 60% for pase, 20% for three spades or three notrump.

“QUESTION' NO. 273 You are the dealer and hold:

ANSWER. Double. You have & King, then three good chance of defeating three hearts. rounds of spades, Furthermore, if you pass, your partner landing in dummy.may elect to sacrifice at three spades, Next the diamond Ace | a contract that will almost surely be was played, South doubled and set. discarding a club, and then, hoping to esta- blish the suit, Declarer trumped diamond and Mr. Kaufman overtrumped. At this point 99 player out of 100 would have played a second heart, whereupon South, an expert player, would undoubtedly have made his con- tract. He would have won the třičk with the Ace, then played his last trump, discarding a club from dummy. Then a heart, to dummy's King would have squeezed East, for that player, ❘ Inc.)

A 9.6

What do you bid? (Answer tomorrow.)

(Released by The Bell Syndicate,

1.45 p.m.-DANCE MUSIC.

Fox-Trots-How Can You Face Me: She

Fell For A Feller From "Copsala" Jack Jackson & His Orchestra. Fox-Trot-Delishious (from the Alm): Find You (film Waltz-Someday I'll 'Private Lives')....Leo Reisman & His Orchestra,

Fox-Trots-A Shack In The Back Of The Hils: Shenanigans film 'Outside of Par- adise')....Horace Heidt & His Alemite Brigadiers.

Slow Fox-Trot-You Passed Me Bv; Tan- Ro-Once Only.....George Boulanger & His Orchestra.

Fox-Trots-There's Something Wrong With The Weather: You Grow Sweeter As The Years Go By....The Organ, The Dance Band & Me.

2.15 p.m.-CLOSE DOWN.

6.00 p.m.-VARIETY with Curtis and Ames, Frances Day, Malor & Minor, Florence Desmond & Others. Vocal Duets-Cheer Un (from the Alm);

You Can't Pull The Wool Over Mv Eves (Ager & Others)....Curtis and Ames at the Piano.

Vocal Midnight And Music (8lm 'Who's your lady Friend'): Because You Are You (Sonin & Taylor)..... Frances Day (Soprano) with Orchestra.

&

Accordeon Band-Boo-Hoo (Heyman

Others): Delyse (Gilbert-Nicholls)........... Primo Scala's 'Accordeon Band. Singers On Parade—

I'm gonna lock my heart.... Sam Costa. I'm sorry I said I loved you....Helen

Clare.

You couldn't be cuter....Paula Green, The Sweetest Song in the World....

George Barclay,

A-tisket, a-tasket.... Pat Hyde. Little lady make-believe....A) Bowliv, Love walked in....Marjorie Stedeford. Time and time again....Jack Plant. It's d'lovely........Dinah Miller, The Red Maple Leaves....Dan Donovan. Says my heart........Allee Mann. Musle, maestro, please....Jack Cooner. Accordeon Band-Don't Save Your Smiles (Davis & Others): She Came From Alsace Lorraine (Nda-Carr) .... Primo Scala's Accordeon Band. Vocal Duets-By The Wishing Well (Him- mel): Accent On Youth (from the film) ....Curtis and Ames with Plano. Impersonations - A Hollywood Bridge

Game. Intro: Jimmy Durante. Zasu Pitts, Lupe Velez, Mae West....Florence Desmond,

Vocal Ducts-A More Or Less Volca Anat Song (Alex McGl); Tricky Little Tune (Alex McGill)....Major and Minor with Orchestra.

6.57 p.m.-Closing Local Stock Quota.

tions.

Onera.

7.00 p.m.-SELECTIONS from Light

**The Threa Waltzes"

chand) - Je T'Aime - Waltz

"The Shadow

of the Swastika"

Yvonne Printemps (Soprano) with Or. chestra and Chorus.

"Duchess of Dantzig" - Vocal Gems (Carvil)....Light Opera Company with Orchestra.

"Iolanthe"-Overture (Gilbert. Sullivan)

....The B.B.C. Theatre Orchestra. "Les Cloches De Corneville"-Vocal Gems (Planquette)............. Columbia Light Opera Company with Orchestra.

7.30 p.m. LONDON' RELAY

News.

The

8.00 p.m.-Local Time Signal, Weather

Report and Announcements. 8.03 p.m.-DANCE MUSIC.

Fox-Trots-Washboard Blues; Weary Blues

....Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra. Fox-Trots-Sing Brothers (from "Tell her the Truth'): Roch Caroline (from "Tell her the Truth')....Ambrose & His Orch. Waltz-Little Sir Echo: Fox-Trot The Pretty Little Quaker Girl.............Mantovaní & His Orchestra. Quicksten-That Sly Old Gentleman (fllm 'East Side of Heaven"); Tango-South Of The Border....Jack Harris & His Orch. Fox-Trote-How Many Rhymes Can You Get?: Tant-Toot-Tootle On Your Flute ....Billy Cotton & His Band. Novelty Dance-Thq Handsome Territorial; Fox-Trot-We've Come A Long Way To-

gether...Billy Cotton & His Band. Fox-Trots-What Goes Up Must Come Down (from 'Cotton Club Parade'); Don't Worry 'Bout Me (from 'Cotton Club Parade')........Geraldo & His Orch. Tancos—Farewell. My Love: Love Has Entered My Heart... Robert Renard Dance Orchestra, Fox-Trots-The Lady's In Love With You (Alm 'Some like it Hot'); Undecided........ Benny Goodman & His Orchestra. Novelty Waltz-Boomps-A-Daisy; Fox-Trot -Our Love....Jack Harris & His Orch. 9.05 p.m.- STUDIO — Comments on

Recent Events.

9.15 p.m.-LONDON RELAY Nowa

Summary.

9.30 p.m.-Local Sport Results. 9.35 p.m.-B.B.C. RECORDING—Light Variety Programme. With Clapham and Dwyer, Harley and Barker, Janet Joye, Helmar Fernback, The Hill Billies and Tony's Red Aces. 10.15 p.m.--B.B.C, RECORDING "The Vicar's Garden Party", A Sketch. 10.30 p.m.--LONDON RELAY — “The

Shadow of the Swastika”. 10.45 p.m.-DANCE MUSIC.

Fox-Trot-I'd Love To Take Orders From You film 'Shinmates Forever')....Jac. ques Renard & His Orchestra. Waltzes-The Last Waltz (from the film); I Give My Heart (from the film)....The Cavaliers.

Fox-Trots-Hawallan Ripple; Dreams Of Aloha....Nol Lane's Hawatian Orchestra. 11.00 p.m.-LONDON RELAY—“Lon.

don Log".

11.15 p.m.-LONDON RELAY-Asao- Commentary on

clation Football.

(Willemetz-Mar- match Goventry City v, Luton.

Song.... 12.00 midnight—CLOSE DOWN.

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